Is The Mic Still On

This week, we discuss the Dave Chapelle comedy special Sticks and Stones, Nicki Minaj's retirement, and Boone's Camp Event Hall's refusal to service a mixed-race couple. We close out the show with Comment Commentary and the Pass the Mic segment.

Resource Material:

Dave Chapelle joke: Jussie Smollett: https://twitter.com/lolalillyqueen/status/1170372992339042305?s=20 and Standards and Practices bit: https://twitter.com/phil4gop/status/1166545784780795905?s=20

Nicki Minaj tweet: https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.52713/title.nicki-minaj-announces-shes-quitting-rap-to-start-a-family

Boone's Camp Event Hall - https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mississippi-event-hall-interracial-couple-christian-belief_n_5d6e1fa7e4b0cdfe0574fb58

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We're back this week with a mailbag episode. This week, we spent time going through our email ([email protected]) and social media answering your questions. Some really dope conversations came out of this and we hope you all enjoy it.

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We back like cooked crack! In this episode, Modest Media is out but sitting in for him, gracing us with her presence, is Tyelerr Durden from Dead End Gaming. 

Links:(11:00) Disney Plus not on Amazon Firestick (Multichannel)(27:56) Spider-Man: Sony vs. Disney (EW)(35:30) Ghosting in relationships (Refinery29)(1:18:30) Teaching folks(2:02:55) Popeye's chicken Man fighting in the drive-thru (Twitter)(2:02:30) Barack Obama's Playlist (Twitter)

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This week, Huey joins us from the lowmid Podcast to discuss growing up, Jay Z and more.

Time Stamps:

Word of the Day (11:48)

Facts Only (15:58)

Topics: 

Leaving the nest (18:39)

Jay Z & the NFL (33:25) 

Beezy's Rogue Phone (1:20:54)

Top 10 Madlib Collab Albums (1:27:31) https://hiphopdx.com/editorials/id.4319/title.madlibs-top-10-rap-collaboration-albums-ranked

Talking on the phone (1:34:12) 

Comment Commentary (1:53:43)

Pass the Mic (1:56:28)

Click here to view this week's resource material: https://deadendpodcasts.com/is-jay-z-a-sellout/

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Per discussions on the podcast the few weeks, we decided to switch things up a bit with our approach to topics. Each of us will bring a topic of interest to the table and discuss it among each other. Below are the timestamps and resource materials for this week's episode. Visit

TIMESTAMPS:

5:38 - Facts Only

13:34 - Jeffrey Epstein: http://nymag.com/intelligencer/2019/08/jeffrey-epstein-dies-by-suicide-report.html

27:34 - Lizzo tweet: https://www.essence.com/celebrity/lizzo-tweet-swae-lee-future-backlash

56:22 - #RichPaulRule: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/aug/14/rich-paul-rule-lebron-james-ncaa-basketball x https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/12/sports/ncaa-rich-paul-rule-agents.html

1:09:17 - Kid Rock Slams Taylor Swift: http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/kid-rock-called-out-for-vulgar-slam-of-taylor-swift/

1:25:12 - 21-year-old female kicked for raping a 13-year-old boy: https://twitter.com/JuiicyJaay_/status/1159213938594197504?s=19

1:33:07 - Student Loan debt: https://twitter.com/DebtCrisisOrg/status/11590767488453017601:37:27 - Comment Commentary1:45:32 - Pass the Mic Segment - Listening to Norwegian metal

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We're back this week and unfortunately we open the show with tragic news out of El Paso, Texas. We then provide an update on A$AP Rocky, talk about the white woman who peeled out on the cops, and more. Topics below.

(4:46) Word of the Day: Aquiver - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/aquiver

TOPICS:

(8:23) El Paso Hero(31:52) Glenn Oakley -  https://www.armytimes.com/news/2019/08/04/fort-hood-soldier-hailed-as-hero-in-el-paso-mall-shooting(35:36) A$AP Rocky update: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/u-s-warned-sweden-negative-consequences-if-asap-rocky-wasn-n1038961(38:55) White Oklahoma woman tased after refusing to sign ticket:(44:34) French hoverboard: https://www.engadget.com/2019/07/31/french-hoverboard-pilot-will-retry-jet-powered-flight-to-england/

(59:52) Fired over too much tupac - https://www.npr.org/2019/07/17/742815262/fired-over-too-much-tupac-a-rap-loving-bureaucrat-from-iowa-says-he-hopes-not

(1:11:09) Raw chicken runs away: https://mashable.com/article/zombie-chicken-frog-jumps-off-table-video/

We close out the show with Comment Commentary (1:17:57) and the Pass the Mic Segment. We have a follow up from Carson (1:34:00) and then hit the question of the week (1:41:00). 

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Hello everyone, we're back for another episode. This week, we touch on the following topics:

Racist cartoon (16:03)

Black Spider-Man (26:15)

Elon Musk wants to put bluetooth in your head (33:10)

Nicole Murphy

And we wrap up the show with the Pass the Mic segment.

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What's up everyone - we're back with another episode this week and we're super excited to share this show with you. Rod, Feefo, and B are all out this week. Sitting in for them are Nick D'usse from the NoDissRespect, Frames Per Second, Dead End Sports podcasts and Shelton x KP from the Black Korea podcast produced by Feefo. We revisited (again) our discussion on Jermaine Dupri, Africans x Lotion and A$AP with our guests. We also give you all some grocery shopping tips, why Madonna should've known better, and how we deal with anger issues, self-care, and more. 

Timestamps: 6:00 - Grocery shopping tips 7:00 - Publix, Food Depot, Aldi, and Kroger 11:00 - Africans vs lotion part 2 33:36 - Four Congresswomen 38:20 - White Security Guard pulls a gun on black Sheriff Deputy 41:00 - Madonna 1:01:00 - Marvel Phase 4 lineup announced 1:12:00 - Comment Commentary

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This week, we discuss:

(3:00) A$AP Rocky controversy - Jail conditions & Joe Budden vs. Crissle

(16:56) Jeffrey Epstein - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/13/nyregion/jeffrey-epstein-new-york-elite.html

(19:56) Jermaine Dupri - https://people.com/music/cardi-b-claps-back-at-jermaine-dupri-shading-todays-female-rappers/

(35:35) Man killed over rap music - https://www.vox.com/identities/2019/7/8/20686624/elijah-al-amin-arizona-stabbing-rap-music-hate-crime

(49:47) Kaep's skin was darkened in a republican fundraising email - https://www.inquisitr.com/5525022/colin-kaepernick-skin-appears-darkened-in-fundraising-email-sent-by-republican-national-committee/ (56:14) The University of Texas promises full scholarships for students with family incomes under $65K - https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/texas-university-covers-tuition-for-middle-income-families/

(57:50) Cash spilled out on 285 - https://wreg.com/2019/07/10/armored-truck-drops-175000-in-cash-on-atlanta-interstate/

(1:08:26) Bagel Man

(1:17:07) Comment Commentary 

(1:20:18) Pass the Mic

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This week is Kon's final episode editing the show. We wish him the best as he moves forward in his next journey. On this week's show, we discuss:

Lil Nas X's coming out party (10:26)

Nike's racist shoes (26:17)

A$AP Rocky's Sweden arrest (39:15)

The Little Mermaid blacklash (42:36)

Hawaiin blackface (58:20)

Blue Bell Licker 1:00:52)

Starbucks ask cops to leave (1:05:00)

We close out the show with comment commentary (1:08:05) and the Pass the Mic Segment (1:20:34)

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